24 Oct - 22 Nov2008 : Independent Means, The Library Theatre, Manchester.
A Play by Stanley Houghton,
directed by Chris Honer
. 2008 marked the centenary of the opening of the Gaiety Theatre on Peter
Street by Annie Horniman, a key landmark in the history of theatre in
this country. As a tribute to Annie Horniman, the Library Theatre is presented Independent Means, a comedic gem from Stanley Houghton, author of Hindle Wakes, who was one of the leading members of the ‘Manchester School’ of famous playwrights of the early 20th century.
Edgar
Forsyth, the public school-educated son of respected northern gent John
Craven Forsyth, returns early from honeymoon with his wife, Sidney. At
the same time, his father’s business interests are not providing him
the income they once did - can Sidney seize on it as her opportunity to
become the family breadwinner and become a women of independent means? Independent Means
was considered ground-breaking in 1909, and its mix of feminism and
romance, allied to Houghton’s razor-sharp wit, makes it as relevant in
2008, nearly 100 years after it first saw the light of day.
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James Livingstone, Ben Miles, Antoinette Tagoe, Jodie Taibi, Romy Tennant,
Lia Williams Direction: Sacha Wares Design: Miriam Buether Lighting: Johanna Town Sound: Ian Dickinson
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Edgar
Forsyth, the public school-educated son of respected northern gent John
Craven Forsyth, returns early from honeymoon with his wife, Sidney. At
the same time, his father’s business interests are not providing him
the income they once did - can Sidney seize on it as her opportunity to
become the family breadwinner and become a women of independent means? Independent Means
was considered ground-breaking in 1909, and its mix of feminism and
romance, allied to Houghton’s razor-sharp wit, makes it as relevant in
2008, nearly 100 years after it first saw the light of day.
My Child : Written by Mike Bartlett
Perfect Pitch 